Purge old files
Simple tool to delete old files using a set of contraints.
If --include if used,
only files matching the provided glob pattern are considered.
This option can be used multiple times.
By default, all files are considered.
Usage
$ purge-old-files -h
usage: purge-old-files [-h] [--debug | --quiet] [--syslog] [--dry-run]
[--include PATTERN] [--exclude PATTERN]
MIN_AGE [DIRECTORY [DIRECTORY ...]]
positional arguments:
MIN_AGE Minimum age of files
DIRECTORY Directory or glob pattern to be scanned (multiple
directories can be provided)
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
--debug, -D Show debug messages
--quiet, -q Only show warning messages
--syslog, -s Send log messages to /dev/log instead of stdout
--dry-run, -d Show which files should be deleted
--include PATTERN, -i PATTERN
Include only files matching pattern
--exclude PATTERN, -e PATTERN
Exclude files matching pattern
# Purge *.log files in /logs when they are older than 3 days
$ purge-old-files --include '*.log' 3d /logs
# Delete files from /backup when they are older than 1 week
$ purge-old-files 1w /backup
# Show which files from /backup are older than 3 months
$ purge-old-files --dry-run 3M /backupFile minimum age
Supported units:
-
s: seconds -
m: minutes -
h: hours -
d: days -
w: weeks -
M: months (30 days) -
y: years (365 days)
Installation
$ pip install purge-old-filesRequirements
- Python 3.x
FAQ
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Do you know you can do this with a simple shell script using
find?Yep. I wrote those for years. They are also painful to maintain. And error prone. Feel free to use a shell script. :)
